Daniel edward bishop



UNITED smtijnsgijrnnr OFFICE.

DANIEL EDVARD BISHOP, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.

RAILROAD-CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 24,713, dated July 12, 1859.

lb all whom it may roncem;

Be it known that I, DANIEL EDWARD BISHOP, of N ew York, in the county ofNew York and State of New i'ork, have invented a new and ImprovedRailroadChair; and l. do hereby declare that the following is a full andexact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure l, represents a perspective view of the construction of myimproved chair. Fig. 2, is a cross section of a rail showing the chairplaced thereon previously to tightening the chair upon the rails. Fig.3, is a perspective view ot one end of a rail showing the slot in thesame. Fig. l, shows two rails in perspective with my improved chairplaced thereon.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures.

The nature of my invention consists in forming a wrought iron chair, foruniting the ends of two rails in such manner that a continuous band willencompass the base of the rail; and on either side of this band are twoflanges or lips which when the cha-ir is placed in position on therails, are to be driven down upon the upper surface of the base, therebyclasping or clamping the rails securely together and dispensing withwedges, bolts, etc., which are now used and which are liable to manyobjections.

Fig. l, represents my improved chair which is to be manufactured ofwrought, or other suitable iron. The chair consists of a This bridgekeeps the chair in a fixed position and assists in strengthening therails at the junction against any vertical pressure. On each side of thechair and on each side of the bridge A, are l-,ips D l), which encompassthe neck of the rails as shown in the drawings by Fig. 2, when placedthereon. These lips l), are made so that when the chair is placed in itsproper position upon the rails, they will be raised slightly above thebase of the rail; therails are then placed in their proper position forspiking down to the sleepers or cross-ties when the lips of the chairsare driven down hard upon the rail, securely uniting and retaining theends of the rails rigidly in position. On each side of the chairs arecross-ties E, E, to which the railsV are spiked, securing the wholefirmly in place.

It has been found that this chair will require neither bolts nor spikesas are necessary for joining two rails in the common way; and they canbe manufactured at a very reduced cost over those in common use while atthe same time they retain the rails in place much longer and prevent theends of the rails from being injured by the passage of locomotives orcars.

lVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

T hc formation of a bridge A. in the cen ter of the continuous lips I).of a railroad chair. constituting a new article of manufacture asdescribed.

DANIEL EDVARD BISHOP.

1V itnesses AINswoRTI-I BROWN, JOHN H. XVARD.

